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Civilisation's gone... He's stayed to bury the dead.
The outbreak tore the USA in two. The east remains a safe haven. The west has become a ravaged wilderness. They call it the Evacuated States. It is here that Henry Marco makes his living. Hired by grieving relatives, he tracks down the dead to deliver peace. Now Homeland Security wants Marco, for a mission unlike any other. He must return to California, where the apocalypse began. Where a secret is hidden. And where his own tragic past waits to punish him again. But in the wastelands of America, you never know who - or what - is watching you...
Zito expertly piles on thrills, cliffhangers and numerous twists, investing renewed life into the shambling, clich?-ridden corpse of the zombie subgenre. - Guardian
Bloody excellent. - Financial Times
Zito expertly piles on thrills, cliffhangers and numerous twists, investing renewed life into the shambling, clich?-ridden corpse of the zombie subgenre. - Guardian
An overload of thrills, spills and adventure. - Sun
Hands down one of the best zombie novels I've read in a long, long time. From first page to last, THE RETURN MAN is an astonishing read. With characters you genuinely give a damn about and a story that'll keep you turning page after page, this is an outstanding debut. - David Moody, author of Autumn
Hands down one of the best zombie novels I've read in a long, long time. From first page to last, THE RETURN MAN is an astonishing read. With characters you genuinely give a damn about and a story that'll keep you turning page after page, this is an outstanding debut. - David Moody, author of Autumn
A highlight of the subgenre. - Best Horror Novel 2011, drying-ink.blogspot.com
. . . a perfectly balanced layer cake of action and horror . . . This is a stunning debut and matches the feelings I had when I first read the likes of World War Z and Hater . . . you are unlikely to experience a better crafted and adrenalin fuelled thrill ride than V.M. Zito's novel THE RETURN MAN. - www.liberationfrequency.co.uk